»»Oneworld Partners Receive Antitrust Immunity To Form Trans-Atlantic Alliance
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively granted antitrust immunity to Oneworld partners — American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, Finnair and Royal Jordanian — to form a global alliance and combine their trans-Atlantic operations.
The USA Today reports that the Department of Transportation said an immunized Oneworld grouping would “provide travelers and shippers with a variety of benefits, including lower fares on more routes, increased services, better schedules and reduced travel and connection times.”
Those five carriers would be the third team of airlines flying over the Atlantic to have antitrust immunity.
Star Alliance’s members United, Continental and Lufthansa, received immunity last year.
The third team with immunity includes SkyTeam’s members Delta, Air France and KLM. (source)
